# 민

| 민 | U+BBFC, &#48124; HANGUL SYLLABLE MIN |
| Composition: | ㅁ + ㅣ + ㄴ |
| ← 믻 [U+BBFB] | Hangul Syllables | 믽 → [U+BBFD] |
미믹믺믻민믽믾 믿밀밁밂밃밄밅 밆밇밈밉밊밋밌 밍밎및밐밑밒밓 :
| 믜 ← | → 바 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 믠 (Yale: mùy-n), the past adnominal form of 믜다〮 (Yale: mùy-tá, “(of hair) to fall off, etc.”). 맨 (maen) is originally an ablaut variant.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [min]
* Phonetic hangul: [민]

#### Verb

민 • (min)
* past adnominal of 미다 (mida, “(for hair) to fall off, etc.”)

#### Prefix

민— • (min-)
* unadorned, bare, lacking

##### Derived terms

* 민낯 (minnat)
* 민달팽이 (mindalpaeng'i)
* 민머리 (minmeori)
* 민소매 (minsomae)

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 民 (“people”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [min]
* Phonetic hangul: [민]

#### Noun

민 • (min) (hanja 民)
* (literary) the people

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 民 for Sino-Korean compounds of 민 (民, min).

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 閔.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [min]
* Phonetic hangul: [민]

#### Proper noun

민 • (Min) (hanja 閔)
* a Min surname from Chinese

#### See also

* Appendix:Korean surnames

### Etymology 4

From Middle Korean 민〯 (Yale: mǐn).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mi(ː)n]
* Phonetic hangul: [민(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Verb

민 • (min)
* past adnominal of 밀다 (milda, “to push”)

### Etymology 5

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

민 • (min)
* 岷: name of a mountain
    (eumhun reading: 산이름 민 (sanireum min)) (MC reading: 岷 (MC min))
* 悶: agonize
    (eumhun reading: 번민할 민 (beonminhal min)) (MC reading: 悶 (MC mwonH))
* 愍: worry
    (eumhun reading: 근심할 민 (geunsimhal min)) (MC reading: 愍 (MC minX))
* 憫: pity
    (eumhun reading: 불쌍히 여길 민 (bulssanghi yeogil min)) (MC reading: 憫 (MC minX))
* 敏: keen
    (eumhun reading: 민첩할 민 (mincheophal min)) (MC reading: 敏 (MC minX))
* 旻: heaven
    (eumhun reading: 하늘 민 (haneul min)) (MC reading: 旻 (MC min))
* 旼: gentle
    (eumhun reading: 화할 민 (hwahal min)) (MC reading: 旼 (MC min))
* 民: peasants
    (eumhun reading: 백성 민 (baekseong min)) (MC reading: 民 (MC mjin))
* 泯: perish
    (eumhun reading: 망할 민 (manghal min)) (MC reading: 泯 (MC mjin|mjinX))
* 玟: jade
    (eumhun reading: 옥돌 민 (okdol min)) (MC reading: 玟)
* 珉: jade
    (eumhun reading: 옥돌 민 (okdol min)) (MC reading: 珉 (MC min))
* 緡: fishing line
    (eumhun reading: 낚시줄 민 (naksijul min)) (MC reading: 緡 (MC min))
* 閔: surname
    (eumhun reading: 성씨 민 (seongssi min)) (MC reading: 閔 (MC minX))
* 忞: exert
    (eumhun reading: 힘쓸 민 (himsseul min)) (MC reading: 忞 (MC min))
* 忟: strong
    (eumhun reading: 강인할 민 (gang'inhal min)) (MC reading: 忟)
* 暋: stout
    (eumhun reading: 굳셀 민 (gutsel min)) (MC reading: 暋 (MC minX))
* 湣: temple name
    (eumhun reading: 시호 민 (siho min)) (MC reading: 湣)
* 緍: fishing line
    (eumhun reading: 낚시줄 민 (naksijul min)) (MC reading: 緍)
* 罠: net
    (eumhun reading: 그물 민 (geumul min)) (MC reading: 罠 (MC min))
* 苠: vegetable heart
    (eumhun reading: 속대 민 (sokdae min)) (MC reading: 苠)
* 閩: tribe name
    (eumhun reading: 종족이름 민 (jongjogireum min)) (MC reading: 閩 (MC min|mjun))
* 鰵: sawedged perch
    (eumhun reading: 다금바리 민 (dageumbari min)) (MC reading: 鰵 (MC minX))
* 黽: exert
    (eumhun reading: 힘쓸 민 (himsseul min)) (MC reading: 黽 (MC mjinX|mjienX|meangX))
* 慜: 총명할
    (MC reading: 慜 (MC minX))

### References

* ↑ 具(구)本(본)寬(관) (2007) “접두사의 통시적인 발달 과정에 대하여—'휘', '민/맨', '새/샛/시/싯'을 중심으로— [jeopdusaui tongsijeogin baldal gwajeong'e daehayeo- hwi- , min-/maen- , sae-/saet-/si-/sit- eul jungsimeuro-]”, in 남성우 [namseong'u], editor, 국어사 연구와 자료 [gugeosa yeon'guwa jaryo], pages 157—179